2002 Fox Run, Finger Lakes, Lemberger ($16.99 at winery). 12% Alcohol. Gives you very dark color on the eye, and very dark berries on the nose and upfront. Comes across the palate with all the above and some spice and tannin. Yet the body is no more than medium despite some claims to the contrary. On the other hand it is definitely not one of the Blush Reds that WW complained about. The finish was splendid. A very, very nice wine that matched well with broiled beef keilbasa, sauteed hash browns, and salad in blue cheese dressing.

I wish the wine cost a couple or three dollars less, but I guess taxes are high in the Finger Lakes.

I don't believe taxes have much to due with the price of Fox Run's Lemberger. It is most likely due do the limited supply. There are probably only one or two producers of a varietal Lemberger in Finger Lakes Wine Country, and Scott and the crew at Fox Run are taking advantage of that with their pricing.

Well, not on-line I guess! Too much off-line reality during the work week of late, and my spare time finds me upstate at my house which has (intentionally) no e-mail, Internet or TV. But times are changing in the country, too: my better half now has a laptop, and she's getting DSL so that she can work more up there, especially during the Republican convention in NY!

BTW -- and you'll love this Foodie -- the just announced NY Governor's Cup winner for NY State's top wine in 2004 was Rivendell's 2003 Dry Riesling (Rivendell is in the Hudson Valley, near New Paltz), made from grapes from Chateau Lafayette Reneau (Finger Lakes), a previous winner. Was the fix in, or has somebody tried the Rivendell to confirm its worthiness?